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If someone has a child with autism, they know all too well about the challenges and obstacles they face as a parent. It is not something they can take a day off from or something they can ignore. It is every day and it presents a number of emotional highs and lows. Just when you think the child is getting better, perhaps something gets in the way and they take one step back. It can be emotionally draining on the parent. They love their child and they want the best care possible for their child just like any parent would for any of their children.

The key, however, is to get involved in the autism community and do something positive with it. With events like Autism Rocks, which is run by Sanjay Shah Denmark, the CEO and founder of Solo Capital, people can come together and be there for one another and support each other. There are also donations raised at this event and these donations go a long way when it comes to researching it and finding out better ways to cope with it. While there might not be any answers at the moment, that does not mean there won’t be any answers in the future. One must never give up in a situation like this.

If anyone knows this, it is Sanjay Shah, the man who runs this event along with his wife Usha. He used to practice medicine, was an accountant, and now has his own company. He is living proof that nothing is out of reach. There is always a chance for things to improve, get better, and there are people out there that are willing to support one another. This event allows them to kick back, relax, have a little fun, and listen to music from rappers Tyga and Flo Rida. Sanjay Shah has his pulse on what people need and what is going to bring them together and make their lives a little easier. He has been around the block in his life in terms of jobs and taking chances. He knows exactly what he is doing and how to do it.

The Coriant brand has quickly found its feet with a corporate identity after the company was formed by Marlin Equity Partners from Tellabs, Nokia Siemens, and Sycamore Networks. The company has grown at a fast rate to have more than 500 customers and handle business of more than $1 billion after only being formed in 2013 by the globally recognized investment company with an eye on entering the Online networking market; as the company looks to enter the upper echelons of the industry the appointment of Shaygan Kheradpir as CEO looks like shrewd move, Light Reading reports.

The entire career of Shaygan Kheradpir would seem to have positioned him on a trajectory towards Coriant and their range of new technologies focusing on building Online networks. Shaygan Kheradpir has a history of finding himself in the perfect position to take part in the latest areas of technology growth over the course of his three decade long career; after leaving Cornell University with a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering Kheradpir headed research at GTE Labs and Verizon where he introduced 30 day deadlines and small development teams.

Over the course of his career Shaygan Kheradpir has proven himself to be a major success as he was given roles with the National Institute of Standards and Technology at boardroom level. Kheradpir has also dedicated much of his time and efforts to his alma mater, Cornell University; a member of the Cornell Engineering Council Kheradpir has also been a major supporter of many fund raising activities for the educational institution.

Shaygan Kheradpir has a tough task to follow in the footsteps of outgoing CEO Pat DiPietro who has led Coriant since its 2013 inception and will remain a key member of the team as Vice-President. DiPietro will step aside to return to his earlier role as an executive at Marlin Equity Partners, but spoke in glowing terms of the experience and leadership Shaygan Kheradpir will bring to Coriant.

Prior to accepting the role as the Coriant CEO Shaygan Kheradpir had already been working with Marlin Equity Partners to make sure the company had the most profitability possible. Kheradpir impressed executives at Marlin with a complete review of Coriant that many believe will form the basis of his future leadership of the Coriant brand.

Shaygan Kheradpir is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Coriant. The Coriant Company appointed Mr. Kheradpir to be its CEO in May 2015. He also chairs the board of the firm.
Mr. Kheradpir has an experience of more than 30 years in management. He has worked in different industries including technology, telecom, and finance. Kheradpir started his career at the GTE Corporation. He was later appointed to serve as the Verizon’s EVP and also as the Chief Information Officer. This appointment came hand in hand with another election to join the leadership management crew. The team then dealt with innovation, system modernization, efficiency and pioneering product initiatives. One of the products he and the team handled was the FiOS. FiOS had a capital investment of about $20 billion.

Kheradpir left the firm for Barclays. He worked for the Barclays Company as the Chief Operations and Technology Officer. Shaygan also served on the bank’s management team. During the transformation to the 21st century, Kheradpir led the creation of Barclays’ Transform Program. The program included the bank’s branches in 50 countries across the globe and about 150,000 employees. After the success of this program, he was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Juniper Networks. At Juniper Networks he created an Integrated Operating Plan for the firm and also led the strategic development markets of the Cloud Builder and High IQ Networking.

Shaygan Kheradpir has also served as the Operating Partner of Marlin Equity Partners. He handled the planning of technology and telecom investments.

DR. Kheradpir holds a bachelor’s, masters and doctorate, degrees all from the Cornell University. He holds many patents including media, payments, and telecom. DR. Kheradpir used to be on the Engineering Council of Cornell University and one of the board members of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.

He took over the seat of CEO of the Coriant from Pat Dipietro. Pat is now the Vice Chairperson of Coriant. Kheradpir is also the Operating Partner of Marlin Equity Partners; he has worked in the same position for the Marlin before. According to a credible source, Shaygan had been working with the senior executive team of the company since the beginning of 2015.

The Coriant is reported to be securing some contracts from key clients; including some international carrier companies like the NBN of Australia, China Unicom, BSNL, TSIC (TeliaSonera International Carrier) and many others.

About Coriant
Coriant is a firm that majors in developing dynamic and innovative networking solutions for a dynamic and cloud enabled-commercial world.

Shaygan Kheradpir, Chief Executive Officer of Coriant telecommunications, has the unique qualifications needed to drive the company to technological and financial success in the 21st century. While Coriant’s role is to supply network services to Tier 1 Communications Service Providers internationally, the company itself was formed in 2013 through rapid acquisitions and mergers of Nokia Optical and Sycamore Networks. Coriant’s Marlin Equity Partners, “a global investment firm with $3 billion,” purchased MetroEdge and Tellabs for $891 million. Kheradpir’s shrewd financial judgement is as important as his technological insight gained early in his career.

Beginning his career at GTE Corporation, Kheradpir soon became Verizon’s Chief Information Officer. He pioneered FiOS, one of the largest infrastructure modernization programs in the U.S., a $20 billion project. He initiated innovative products and holds multiple telecommunications, media, and financial systems patents. Kheradpir served on the Board of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology and on Cornell University’s Engineering Council. His undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees in engineering are from Cornell University.

Kheradpir has 28 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and performed well as Chief Operations and Technology Officer for Barclays bank. He led Barclays’ TRANSFORM program to help the bank meet the demands of the 21st century in 50 countries. As a partner in Marlin Equity Partners, he focuses on investments in telecommunications and technology. Marlin Equity Partners are stakeholders in their investments, creating value, accelerating growth, imparting best operating practices, and determining clients’ needs offering certainty, fast response, and flexibility.

Shaygan Kheradpir’s strategic financial insight is leading Coriant to increased profit in 2016. “SoftBank BB Corp., Japan’s leading telecommunications/ICT service provider,” chose “Coriant® 7100 Nano™ Packet Optical Transport” for its metropolitan high-speed optical networks. SoftBank BB Corp. reduced its installation and operating costs and gained flexibility and resiliency with the ability to scale up or down from 10G to 100G optical services. Endless configuration options, selective optical switching to varied wavelengths, multi-rings, multi-layers, and resiliency for “mission-critical customer traffic” gives Coriant an edge on its competitors.

Marlin Equity Partners acquired Teradata’s assets in April 2016, Anatole Saas Telecom in June 2016, and Teradata’s marketing applications in July 2016 to ensure Coriant’s success. Kheradpir is a Marlin Operations Group Executive, who helps Marlin after closing on its acquisitions. He is an employee of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., a consulting firm associated with, but he is not directly employed by Marlin Management Company, LLC.

Shaygan Kheradpir’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Coriant telecommunications left stockholders and competitors in 100 countries strategizing as Coriant’s optical revenues declined 11 percent in 2014 while competitors reported large gains. Created from Nokia Optical, Tellabs, and Sycamore Networks through rapid mergers and acquisitions in 2013, Coriant optical transport supplies network services to most of the Tier 1 Communications Service Providers internationally. MetroEdge and Tellabs were purchased by Marlin Equity Partners, a division of Coriant, for $891 million.

Kheradpir’s shrewd judgement derived from 28 years of experience in the fields of telecommunications, technology, and financial services are “driving Coriant to [its] next level of growth.” His formal education, bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from Cornell University prepared him for his appointment as CEO. He began his career at GTE Corporation, and was subsequently appointed Verizon’s EVP and Chief Information Officer. As a member of the executive leadership team driving systems’ modernization, efficiency, and innovation at Verizon, he pioneered product initiatives, including FiOS, one of the largest infrastructure programs in the U.S. with an underlying capital investment of $20 billion.

While Kheradpir’s role as CEO of Coriant is to focus on his large customers providing 100G to multi-terabit optical telecommunications service to metropolitan areas, data centers, and international infrastructures, his invaluable “strategic insight” gained as Chief Operations and Technology Officer of Barclays bank guided his judgement as an operating partner of Marlin Equity Partners, focused on Coriant’s telecommunication and technology investments. He directed Barclays’ TRANSFORM program which revitalized the bank with 150 thousand employees in 50 countries for the 21st century.

Coriant is striving to expand its product line of Packet Transport Network (PTN) solutions for more flexible networks with innovative technology for unique emerging markets and applications. The Coriant® 7610 Service Edge Platform is designed to securely transport data to meet the needs of metropolitan communication networks with two different versions of encryption. Coriant offers powerful state-of-the-art encryption of data center communications with reduced maintenance and installation costs. Coriant offers 4 Gbps to 16 Gbps configurations for efficient reliable access to networks.

Under the direction of Shaygan Kheradpir, the company won key customers with international carriers: Australia’s NBN, BSNL, China Unicom, and Telia Sonera International Carrier (TSIC) are Coriant’s new clients. Coriant is leading the industry in channel performance providing resilient unrivaled optical link control. Coriant leads its competitors in mixed and matched technologies for the 21st century.

Adam Goldenberg is the co-founder of JustFab, and famously known for sporting trends and growing business and developing brands. He is renowned for combining passion and fun that is rarely found in the industry. At the age of 15, Adam founded his first company, Gamers Alliance. Later the company was bought by Intermix Media in 1999. Adam Goldenberg quit high school and joined Intermix as a Vice President of Strategic Planning. Adam becomes the youngest Chief Operating Officer of public traded company at age 20.

At Intermix, Adam met Don, a brand building specialist and enthusiast entrepreneur who sold his company Fitness Heaven.com to Intermix. Adam and Don became fast friends and established their first company after Intermix was acquired by News Cooperation in 2005. Don and Adam Goldenberg established Intelligent Beauty, an e-commerce brand incubator that emerged as health and beauty market leaders. They were able to conceptualize a new kind of shopping experience that merged cutting-edge fashion with social interaction at an affordable price.

These two people capitalized on the untapped potential in the online market and prepped for major expansion through personalization platform and attractive subscription model. Don and Adam Goldenberg’s effort led to the establishment of JustFab, a community of where its members get a selection of handbags, accessories, and shoes that are tailored to meet their sense of fashion and style.

It is evident JustFab is not just shipping shoes and other accessories, the company features customers engagement. Moreover, they provide style boards and style tips from leaders in the field. They understand fashion is something that evokes a response. The company has inspired many women regarding their whole wardrobe. JustFab is renowned for its best design, creative, and style teams that share a common vision of delivering the highest quality at the best price.

Fashion icon and businesswoman, Kimora Lee, got excited about the company potential and made JustFab her fashion home. She was intrigued by what Adam Goldenberg and Don were doing and went on to become the president and creative director of JustFab.

JustFab features one of the perfect subscription models that enable personalization and delivery of quality products. This can be inferred from millions of customers around the globe. Further, Adam has the knack of bringing in the right team together and pedigree of growing the business aggressively. What is more exciting about JustFab Future is the enthusiasm of Adam and the whole team. The team has Contagious enthusiasm that motivates them to excel. Source: http://vator.tv/news/2015-04-25-adam-goldenberg-pivoting-your-company-doesnt-work

In the Seattle offices of Amazon, the desks are made from cheap doors. While the company can afford better working surfaces for the crew, Jeff Bezos insists on door desks because it is part of the company’s founding story. In the early days, Mr. Bezos and his small team became tired of packing books on the floor of a garage and used cheap doors to create a practical solution.

It is an interesting and quirky story of a startup solving a problem, but the real story of Amazon is the unimaginable impact the company has had on society. Impact is the goal of startups.

Founder of Swiss Startup Factory, Mike Baur, recognized the true goals and needs of startups and developed a business dedicated to remove hurdles from their path. His twenty-year career working in Swiss private banking, with UBS and Credit Suisse, provided a very close look at the world of startups.

Michael Zomber is a widely acclaimed gun collector, historian and writer in the modern world. His path to becoming a successful individual in his career has not been an easy one. However with perseverance and self-control, he deserves a slot among most successful historians in modern America. He’s also well known public exoneration.

In 2003, Michael Zomber was falsely convicted of serious crime that involved a conspiracy to commit mail fraud by short-changing Joseph Murphy, a multimillion businessman, and firearm collector. He was found guilty by the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania and sentenced to 30 months in prison. However, Zomber took this time away from his two children to make an impact in prison. He continued to write numerous legal documents and nonfiction books and tutoring other inmates to pass their GEDs.

While suffering an inner conflict of injustice, Michael Zomber kept his cool and decided to serve the two years in prison. However, his conviction was overturned by US Third Circuit Court of Appeals in 2008 due to some mismatch in accuser’s allegations. Consequently, his case was remanded a new trial, which he won, and was finally set free.

Since then, he has continued to passionately make an impact in his career as a collector and historian. Many people know of his involvement with the Japanese samurai swords, which has made him become an internationally recognized authority. He devotes his precious time to preserve and protect history antiques through collection, care and sale. He is willing to work with others who have the interest of safeguarding and preserving history.

Michael Sombre is also a good story teller. He has written many novels which continue to enjoy worldwide acclamation. He is a major in non-fiction work with his current work, “Jesus and the Samurai” still in print. He also co-produced the documentary film,”Soul of the Samurai” alongside his wife through their film company, Renascent Films LLC.

Apart from writing and collection, Sombre is also a philanthropist who devotes his time to help those who are less privileged in the society. As a historian, he is too much aware of the unwavering conflicts and wars in the society. This has inspired him to actively support various NGOs with a mission to keep peace. He is an active participant in the UNICEF, Doctors without Borders and Amnesty International.

Michael Zomber is a graduate of University of Illinois with a bachelor’s degree in English and Psychology. He has a wife and two children. With the help of his wife, he has managed to overcome all the odds to become one of the best historians in US.

Banking industry features different types of banks that provide distinct financial services. One of the most fundamental types of banks is investment banks. There is a huge difference between commercial banking and investment banking. Majorly, investment banking focuses on raising capital for businesses that do not want to be trapped with commercial banks. They seek to source financing and get a stake out from endeavors of the business.

Without investment banking, many companies would be in chaos. Businesses operate in dynamic and complex platforms where companies acquire or take over from other businesses. In such scenario, it would be very difficult to complete transmission without neutral people to oversee the process. Investment banking features investments bankers who play a vital role in guiding the companies during such process.

Pursuing career in investment banking could see a person earn six-figure salary annually plus other benefits such as disbursements and cash payout. However, it takes more than a good schooling and connections to make it as an investment banker. Hard work, determination, and honest define an investment banker.

Though most investment bankers start their career as an analyst and work their way top, a sharp look at successful investment banker put great emphasis on customer satisfaction. A good example of a successful investment banking success story is Martin Lustgarten. He is a true description of well-groomed and motivated investors. He started at small scale, but he has created Investment empire with time. Over the years, Lustgarten has worked on various projects and raised billions of dollars to his client.

Lustgarten is the CEO and Founder of LUSTGARTEN, a leading investment bank. The firm is headquartered in Florida. Under the leadership of Lustgarten, the firm has grown and expanded to global platforms, where it has formed partnerships in Singapore, Panama, and Hong Kong. Due to the reputable firm records, Lustgarten has created long-lasting relationships with the business community, which has translated into large clients’ base from various industries both local and international.

One critical factor that has allowed Lustgarten to record a notable level of success is his ability to put his clients’ interest first. Every client is viewed as a true business partner; thus, clients’ objectives are treated as Lustgarten’s goals.